<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Thewriters who rank the 30 NBA teams took notice of the Knick loss and have dropped the team accordingly. John Schuhmann of NBA.comand Marc Stein of ESPN put place the Nets at #23. Schuhmann asks if the Nets slide continues, “is it time to start thekids?”Steinasks, “If the Nets can’t even beat the Knicks anymore, what exactly are they holding on to?” SI’s Marty Burns shows some charity,listing theNets at #20, but adds, “they might have no choice but to blow it up.”</p> -netsdaily.com</div></p> The Blazers are Groovy</p> Power Rankings: Celtics reach No. 1 ... at long last</p> Blazers on a roll despite injuries; Magic hit the skids</p>
When you lose to the Knicks its pretty bad; when you have Kidd in the lineup and you lose...its horrible.</p>